2001 Cincinnati Reds season

2001 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Cinergy Field (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Bob Boone
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The Reds playing host to the New York Mets during an April 2001 game at Cinergy Field.

The Cincinnati Reds' 2001 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone.

Offseason

• November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler.^[1]
• March 21, 2001: Drew Henson and Michael Coleman were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Wily Mo Peña.^[2]

Regular season

• May 8, 2001: Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks struck out 20 players from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	93	69	0.574	—	44–37	49–32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	—	54–28	39–41
Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	5	48–33	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	25	36–45	32–49
Cincinnati Reds	66	96	0.407	27	27–54	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	100	0.383	31	38–43	24–57

Record vs. opponents

2001 National League Records Sources:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	6–3	5–1	13–6	4–2	2–4	10–9	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	12–7	10–9	2–4	7–8
Atlanta	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	4–2	9–10	3–3	2–5	3–3	13–6	10–9	10–9	5–1	3–3	4–2	3–3	9–9
Chicago	3–6	2–4	—	13–4	3–3	3–3	8–9	4–2	8–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–6	2–4	3–3	9–8	9–6
Cincinnati	1–5	2–4	4–13	—	3–6	4–2	6–11	4–2	6–10	4–2	4–2	2–4	9–8	2–4	4–2	7–10	4–11
Colorado	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–3	—	4–2	2–4	8–11	5–1	3–4	4–3	2–4	2–4	9–10	9–10	6–3	2–10
Florida	2–4	10–9	3–3	2–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–5	4–2	12–7	7–12	5–14	4–2	3–4	2–4	3–3	12–6
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–8	11–6	4–2	3–3	—	2–4	12–5	6–0	3–3	3–3	9–8	3–6	3–3	9–7	9–6
Los Angeles	9–10	5–2	2–4	2–4	11–8	5–2	4–2	—	5–1	2–4	2–4	3–3	7–2	9–10	11–8	3–3	6–9
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	9–8	10–6	1–5	2–4	5–12	1–5	—	4–2	3–3	3–3	6–11	1–5	5–4	7–10	5–10
Montreal	3–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	4–3	7–12	0–6	4–2	2–4	—	8–11	9–10	5–1	3–3	2–5	2–4	8–10
New York	3–3	9–10	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–8	—	11–8	4–2	1–5	3–4	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	4–3	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	14–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	10–9	8–11	—	5–1	5–2	3–3	2–4	7–11
Pittsburgh	2–4	1–5	6–10	8–9	4–2	2–4	8–9	2–7	11–6	1–5	2–4	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	3–14	8–7
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–3	10–9	5–1	3–3	5–1	2–5	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	6–9
San Francisco	9–10	2–4	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–2	3–3	8–11	4–5	5–2	4–3	3–3	5–1	14–5	—	4–2	10–5
St. Louis	4–2	3–3	8–9	10–7	3–6	3–3	7–9	3–3	10–7	4–2	5–1	4–2	14–3	5–1	2–4	—	8–7

Notable transactions

• June 23, 2001: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
• July 1, 2001: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
• July 19, 2001: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Robin Jennings and Todd Walker.^[6]

Roster

2001 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 29 José Acevedo 39 Justin Atchley 29 Rob Bell 53 Jim Brower 59 Lance Davis 45 Elmer Dessens 54 Jared Fernández 43 Osvaldo Fernández 32 Danny Graves 50 Joey Hamilton 38 Pete Harnisch 51 Scott MacRae 52 Héctor Mercado 57 Chris Nichting 60 Chris Piersoll 50 Brian Reith 41 Chris Reitsma 49 Dennys Reyes 46 John Riedling 27 José Rijo 58 Frankie Rodriguez 56 Scott Sullivan 48 Scott Williamson 37 Scott Winchester 51 Mark Wohlers		Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 37 Corky Miller 31 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 21 Sean Casey 12 Juan Castro 36 D. T. Cromer  6 Wilton Guerrero 11 Barry Larkin  4 Brandon Larson  3 Pokey Reese 15 Donnie Sadler 54 Bill Selby  2 Todd Walker		Outfielders 22 Brady Clark 44 Adam Dunn 39 Raúl González 30 Ken Griffey, Jr. 26 Robin Jennings  7 Alex Ochoa 28 Rubén Rivera  2 Deion Sanders 34 Michael Tucker 25 Dmitri Young Other batters 34 Calvin Pickering		Manager  9 Bob Boone Coaches 19 Bill Doran (first base) 10 Tim Foli (bench) 33 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 16 Ron Oester (third base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	34	205	10	14	4.48	128

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Graves, DannyDanny Graves	66	6	5	32	4.15	49
Sullivan, ScottScott Sullivan	79	7	1	0	3.31	82

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville RiverBats	International League	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Phillip Wellman
A	Mudville Nine	California League	Dave Oliver
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Donnie Scott
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Edgar Caceres
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rick Burleson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Billings^[7]

References

1. Chris Stynes page at Baseball Reference
2. Drew Henson page at Baseball Reference
3. Numbelievable!, p.13, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
4. Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
5. José Rijo page at Baseball Reference
6. Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 2001 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference